Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
November 5, 2015
Submitted
November 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC116
Aircraft time
25,102 hours, 30,794 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
1145800471
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF & LG RETRACTION, PILOT NOTICED HYD POWER PACK RUNNING EXCESSIVELY, THEN LOW HYD WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. MANUALLY EXTENDED THE LG & RETURNED TO ORIGINAL AIRPORT FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AFTER LANDING, HYD FLUID WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE HYD POWER PACK WING PANEL & ON THE BACK OF THE WING. LOCATED THE SOURCE OF THE FLUID LEAK TO THE FWD B NUT ON LG RETRACT SOLID LINE, PN 114-580047-1. THIS FITTING WAS TIGHTENED & A CONICAL SEAL WAS INSTALLED TO ELIMINATE LEAKAGE. THE LG WAS MANUALLY CYCLED, THE SYS SERVICED & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. INVESTIGATION CONTINUES THROUGH THE COMPANY SMS REPORTING & ANALYSIS SYS.

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